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Community weekly poll: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac?
- 3/30/07 9:25 AM
Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac?
by Lee Koo (ADMIN) - 3/30/07 9:25 AM
-- Yes. (Why?)
-- Maybe. (Why?)
-- No. (Why not?)
-- Not switching, but using a Mac and using both OSes.
-- I'm already a Mac user! (Are you happy?)
-- I'm thinking about it. (What's the hold up?)
-- I'm not using either. (What are you using?)
Maybe next time
by dburr13 - 3/30/07 3:14 PM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
I just got a new laptop loaded with Vista...However next time i'm in the market for a new computer...I will consider a Mac.
HAPPY MAC
by Tech2005 - 3/30/07 4:37 PM In reply to: Maybe next time by dburr13I just got two new PC laptops - one for work and one for the family at home - both either had a system failure or a program failure booting up or within the third or fourth use. My iMac...which I have had for 2 years...has crapped out on me once.
BTW...all the new "features" on Vista - they've been on Macs for years.
I have been converted.
Exactly
by AnInformedReviewer - 3/30/07 5:20 PM In reply to: HAPPY MAC by Tech2005I completely agree, I have a Mac, and have never had a problem.
You've got to be kidding!!!
by dmozingo1 - 3/30/07 8:12 PM In reply to: HAPPY MAC by Tech2005I've worked on PC and MAC as a certified tech for over 17 years and the PC's beat hands down all the time. Your return on investment goes as far as your warranty these days on any machine but the true test is in business and you don't buy a MAC to do work unless you have a sound studio or do publishing. MAC's have their niche but the PC's are the work horse of the world for right now.
PC WORKHORSE????
by dinocroc109 - 12/16/07 9:40 PM In reply to: You've got to be kidding!!! by dmozingo1I don't see why you labeled the PC as being a "workhorse." MS Office '04 runs better than '07 with much fewer glitches and bugs. The only thing Windows is good for is games with is why nobody should buy Windows. Everybody should just grow a brain and learn how to get it illegally. Running games on a Mac is horrible, don't even try it. I have been using BOTH Windows XP and Mac OS 9,10, and Leopard for my entire life and let me tell you, Macs are more secure, stable, easier, and MUCH more fun to use. I have a imac and use Boot camp to switch between my operating systems. I only use Windows for games.
Who's kidding who?
by XMattingly - 12/16/07 10:35 PM In reply to: You've got to be kidding!!! by dmozingo1What makes a computer a "workhorse", a machine that can handle the most amount of work with the least amount of maintenance, or how many hours tech support can log in on regular maintenance calls?
ROI for the length of the warranty might be true for PC's, but you forget that Macs have a much higher resell value, let alone longer life span.
I've seen a hundred tech guys like you at various jobs I've had, and they all complain about the inferiority of Mac's, they don't belong in an office environment, can't work on a Windows Network, blah, blah, blah -- which have all been grossly misinformed and/or disproved. The sad fact is that there is an entire industry built around maintaining crappy PC's, running a maintenance-prone OS. The dirty little secret is that tech support guys don't like Macs because a) they have little to no training working with them, and b) do not want machines around that are going to infringe on their livelihood.
Why not to move to a Mac
by Ngallendou - 3/30/07 3:18 PM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
US$ 1000 price differential.
Price differential?
by i,Jimbot - 3/30/07 3:37 PM In reply to: Why not to move to a Mac by NgallendouI'm sure that you'll say it's a biased report since it comes from Macworld, but please read this article for a good cost comparison between A Dell machine and a comparably equipped Mac. Then tell me that there is a $1000 price differential.
http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/features/macproprice/index.php
Don't fool me !
by hifly.liu - 3/30/07 6:38 PM In reply to: Price differential? by i,Jimbot1. Why not compare the newest Core2 Duo or Extreme Spec of Mac and PC ?
2. All games, applications and software supports Windows first. Why bother for a nothing compatible Mac ?
Add...
by Ed-duh-win - 4/1/07 1:51 AM In reply to: Don't fool me ! by hifly.liuAdd to the list: temporarily freezes often due to apparently no reason.
Monitor?
by ultranorman - 11/22/07 6:08 AM In reply to: Price differential? by i,JimbotBut the Mac doesn't include a monitor in this comparison. I went to Dell.com and did a build out of the Dell Precision with everything and it came to about $3500.
Price Differential?????
by jimzim27140 - 11/22/07 2:11 PM In reply to: Why not to move to a Mac by NgallendouSomebody has got you snowed. If you are using one of those throwaway $399 PC's then you deserve what you get. they won't even run anything beyond Vista Basic. Dollar for Dollar Macs aren't any more expensive than a Dell! The difference is only Vista to OSX Leopard. Well if you want Vista you can have it. I'll take OSX and my Mac any day. I wouldn't have said that a year ago, but now I'm a convert.
Not switching.
by finkerbell - 3/30/07 3:18 PM In reply to: Are you considering switching from a Windows PC to a Mac? by Lee Koo (ADMIN)
Going Mac is being locked into a single optimally-performing operating system. With a PC there are choices. And with attacks on the Mac OS, the safety argument has lost its punch.
macs are ok, but not for gamers
by Bob7k - 3/30/07 3:33 PM In reply to: Not switching. by finkerbelllol, they used to use that a long time ago, macs dont get viruses, well, i think it was 4% or 9% of the market uses macs, if thats true, id write mac viruses because people banking on the thought wouldnt really employ any advanced antivirus software to save them, but im sure that someone alredy thought of this before. i like macs, they have a freakin time machene, all we have is windows restore, should be called the flux capacitor. only reason im stuck with windows is direct X, and my gaming hobby, when mac gets some awesome games, ill run out and pick one up, but untill it can play Battlefield 2 and 2142, im out.
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